Then, in late 2020, the Chang'e-5 mission landed on the near side of the Moon and successfully collected 1.7 kg of rocks.

China launched an uncrewed lunar mission Friday that aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon for the first ...

There is a very real risk, according to experts, that the US could soon lose its status as the world's dominant space power.

After a meeting with Japanese and South Korean officials in Tokyo on Friday, US Space Force commander Gen. Stephen Whiting warned about a growing threat. China, he said, is "moving at breathtaking ...

China has successfully blasted off to the Moon again, with the growing space superpower aiming to add yet another complex ...

China will launch three crew members into low-Earth orbit Thursday for a six-month mission at Tiangong space station, as ...

Chang'e 5's success made China just the third nation to ace a lunar sample-return mission, after the Soviet Union and the United States. The vast majority of moon material brought to Earth was done so ...

China's launched its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission, which will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side.

China on track for crewed moon landing by 2030, space official says China is on target to reach its goal of putting its astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade, according to the country’s ...

China will launch a mission in an attempt to be the first country to return rock and soil samples from the far side of the ...

The city of Wenchang on China’s Hainan Island is home to a rocket launch center – and a tourist industry that caters to a ...

China is preparing to launch a lunar probe that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the bet ...